Chapter 14:

Ignorance is Blissey

The next day, we all returned to the HQ Lab to see if Michael could give my Snag Machine a little charge, and preferably a long-lasting one.

It had taken only about half an hour to get there from Gateon Port, and we met Michael in front of the building.

"Nice to see you again, Pat." he said. The red-haired Snagger saw Justin and asked me:

"Is this the Justin you e-mailed me about?"

"Yes it is, Michael. Do you have... It ready?" I replied.

"Sure do, laddie. Just give me a second..."

Michael walked back into the Pokemon HQ Lab, leaving us four alone for the time being.

"M-M-M-M..." stuttered Justin, clearly amazed at meeting the holder of Shadow Lugia.

"Would you stop, Justin?" I asked, sweat dropping.

"Sorry, Pat, but I'm a little bit shocked to actually meet Michael... Of course, that's obvious because he has Shadow Lugia and the Birds."

"How the heck do you two know all this stuff about him?" Brendan asked.

"Uh... Uh... Internet?" Justin replied nervously.

"Eh, works for me."

Michael had returned; now holding a black Snag Machine with a glove in the very end and red marks spiraling down the arm part.

"Here it is, Pat. Hope you and Justin like it!"

I grabbed the new Snag Machine and handed it to Justin. "This... Is yours."

I began smirking as Justin's expression turned to a shocked one. "For me? AWESOME! I GOT A SNAG MACHINE!" cheered the blond after sliding the Snag Machine on.

"Oh, yes. Let me take yours for a few hours Pat to recharge it." Michael took my Snag Machine into the HQ Lab.

But a rather unexpected thing happened next...

"I'VE FOUND YOU!" yelled a voice. We four turned to see a male Cipher Peon.

"Oh, great..." I muttered.

"My orders are to eliminate you four, and that I shall!" smirked the Peon. "I, Cipher Peon Gonzo, shall DESTROY YOU!"

'Gonzo? More like Gung-Ho.' I thought.

"You take him on first, Justin."

Justin stepped forward, pulling out a Poke Ball from his belt. "Let's do this! Let's go, Sharpleaf!"

From the Ball appeared Sharpleaf.

"Gro-vyle!" grunted the Grass Element.

"Hmm! I choose you, Blissey!"

From Gonzo's great Ball appeared a Blissey, a pink, round Pokemon with short arms, a pouch on its stomach containing an egg, a white, wavy, skirt-like ring around its belly, and white wings on its elbows.

"Bliss!" smirked the Normal Element.

From Justin's shoulder popped up a red visor, his Shadow Detector!

"Blissey. Level 34. Normal Element. Shadow moves: Shadow Down and Shadow Rush. SHADOW POKEMON!" spoke the robotic voice.

"Alright." Justin said as his visor disappeared. "My first catch with this thing. Ready, Sharpleaf?"

Sharpleaf nodded in response.

Battle statistics: This is a one-on-one battle with no time limit or substitutions.

Justin's Grovyle, Sharpleaf vs. CP Gonzo's Blissey

BATTLE COMMENCE!

"Sharpleaf, begin with Growth!"

Sharpleaf glowed a green color, also become larger in size briefly, heightening its Special Attack.

"Blissey, Defense Curl!"

Blissey curled into a ball, raising its Defense.

"Now use Reflect!"

Blissey formed a see-through shield all around its pink body, which increased its Defense a bit more.

"Hmm. Defensive, eh?" Justin smirked. "Sharpleaf, use Leaf Blade!"

Sharpleaf's leaf-like appendage on its left arm began glowing, also stretching out to a long length. The Grass Pokemon jumped towards Blissey and slashed it with his scythe-shaped blade, knocking Blissey back a little bit.

"Blissey, Flamethrower!"

From its mouth, Blissey sent a blazing fire beam at Sharpleaf, hitting the nicknamed Grovyle in the chest for a super effective hit.

"Wow... Flamethrower... Sharpleaf, use Leaf Blade again!"

Sharpleaf's leaf on his arm began to glow and lengthen again. With a swift jump, Sharpleaf slashed Blissey with its blade, this attack being critical.

"Okay… Let's go, Snag Ball!" Justin yelled. He threw an Ultra Ball from his Snag Machine, which was now glowing red. It sucked up Blissey upon contact, shook violently, and then stopped with a ping.

"…I did it… I Snagged Blissey! Yeah!" Justin cheered.

"Awesome! Way to go, Justin!" May cheered.

"Nice job!" Brendan congratulated.

"…Yes. It was a good Snag, especially for your second one." I said with a small smile.

The Peon ran off, frustrated, and Justin grabbed the Ultra Ball.

"I think this would be best for you, May."

He walked over to May and handed her Blissey's Poke Ball.

"Aw, thanks! I did want Blissey for myself."

Michael came back.

"So what happened out here?"

"Well, Michael, a Cipher Peon came here. Justin obliterated him, and Snagged a Shadow Blissey."

Michael nodded. "First day on the job, and the lad's already Snagged one. Good job!"

Michael, the other three, and I walked into the HQ Lab to wait for my own Snag Machine to recharge.

PM: This will be the last chapter for a while. And unfortunately, yes, it's name is very stupid. I have lost interest in this story, as well as Pokemon Platinum Version. So, don't bother hoping a new e-mail is an alert about this story. Sorry.